Supplementary memorandum from the UK Working
Group on Arms
COSTS OF
ENFORCEMENT OF
NEW CONTROLS
10.2 HM Customs and Excise
HMC&E will enforce the new controls (ie
investigate and prosecute offences). They estimate that the additional
cost to them would be approximately £200,000 to £300,000
per annum, broken down into £150,000 to £250,000 for
trade enforcement activities and £50,000 on transfers for
technology for military goods. This estimate includes legal costs,
equipment and running costs. No additional IT or training costs
are envisaged. [42]
In April 2001 HMG announced an additional £90
million over the next three years for law enforcement agencies
to tackle organised crime. The additional funds are targeted towards
combating drug trafficking and people smuggling. [43]
At this rate, the spend on enforcement of the
trade controls is approximately 0.5% to 0.8% of the extra spend
on controlling movements of drugs and people.
RECORD-KEEPING:
OPEN LICENCES
All OIELs should have a standard record keeping
requirement which is at least four years from the date of export.
For OGELs, community licences and intra-community
transfers of dual-use items, records must be kept for at least
three years from the end of the calendar year in which the export
took place (see 14(4) (5) and (9) of The Export of Goods, Transfer
of Technology and Provision of Technical Assistance (Control)
Order 2003).
January 2006
42 "Final Regulatory Impact Assessment, Export
Control Orders," Export Control Organisation, http://www.dti.gov.uk/export.control/legislation/pdfs/riafinalversion.pdf. Back
43
"Fight against organised crime to receive significant financial
boost," Home Office, News Press Release, 5 April 2001. Back
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